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The document is an exam on immunity, featuring multiple choice questions, definitions, and a diagram explanation related to the immune system. It assesses knowledge on vaccination, types of immunity, and the roles of antibodies and antigens. The total score for the exam is 20 points.

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classtest immunity

The document is an exam on immunity, featuring multiple choice questions, definitions, and a diagram explanation related to the immune system. It assesses knowledge on vaccination, types of immunity, and the roles of antibodies and antigens. The total score for the exam is 20 points.

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NAME GRADE

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Topic 2.2
Immunity
Test
Examiner: Mrs. C Meyer Date:

1. Multiple choice

1.1 During a vaccination program, all Namibians were given the Sabin vaccine, a liquid
containing weakened polio viruses.
How can this help vaccinated individuals to become immune to polio?

A it causes a mild form of the disease


B it increases phagocytosis
C it prevents viral infections
D it promotes production of antibodies

1.2 Which biological term is best described by engulfing and digesting of bacteria and
other foreign pathogens?
A antibody production
B immunization
C phagocytosis
D tissue rejection

1.3 Identify the component of the immune system which is a protein that is produced by
the body to make pathogens harmless
A antibodies
B drugs
C red blood cells
D vector
1.4 The capacity of a human to resist a particular disease by action of a defense
mechanism is called…………

A ability

B defense

C immunity

D resistance

1.5 Which type of immunity occurs as a result of the ingestion of antibodies by an


infant through its mothers’ milk?

1.6 Newborn babies have passive immunity. Why is this only temporary?

A No memory cells are produced in the baby.

B The antibodies are insufficient in number.

C The antibodies only act in the mother.

D The immunity is not inherited.


2. Complete the following:

2.1 A person can become immune to a specific infectious disease in several ways.
The table below shows information about different types of immunity.
Complete the table by filling in the information for each type of immunity.
The first one has been done for you. [3]

3. Define the following:

i) Antigen:

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………………………………………………………………………………………[2]

ii) Antibody:

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……………………………………………………………………………………….[2]

ii) Immunity:

………………………………………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………………………………..

……………………………………………………………………………………….[2]
4. The diagram below shows a lymphocyte at work.

4.1 Explain the process happening in the diagram. [5]

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…………………………………………………………………………………………….…[5]

[TOTAL: 20]

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